Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-05
DIAMOND DoIsGs.
The Atlas Again Lead the Procession.
With the g. & MS at the Small End.

The Atlas Again Lead the Procession,
With the g. & MS at the Small End.
The closeness of the contest between the
Atlas and Haverlys caused the assembling
of great crowd of spectators at Snowflake
Park yesterday afternoon. and the excel
lence of the game well repaid all for their
attendance. Lou Hardie made his appear
ance with the Haverlvs, for the first time
in Sacramento since his return from the
East, and was given a warm welcome.
During the game Barry got taste of the
unpleasantness of the umpire's position, the
crowd Furnishing him for his haste, or care.
lessness in calling two fouls" by Alta
PLAYERS strikes" The Atlas made three
brilliant double plays, and Mullee re-
markable stop OF red-hot liner from
Leyy's bat. Meegan pitched creditable
game, but Mullee was wild at times, and
gave seven men bases on balls. The same
number OF hits were made off each pitcher.
but the Atlas got theirs in when they were
needed. The Alta infield did some very
fine work, but there was not much for the
| outtield 10 do. Except in the fourth inning
the Haverlys all played q strong game.
Creegan and Levy each making two fine
catches of balls that had started on long
journeys. Mclaughlin aud Stein did good
service behind the bat, and the former
achieved the only three-base hit
The game opened with the Haverlys at
the bat. Neither side scored in the first
| inning. In the second Donahue hit to
second, who muffed it. scratched to second.
got third on Hardie's hit, which resulted in
that players being retired, and came home
on little touch of Meegan's.
Neither side accomplished anything by
! their third effort, but in the fourth inning
Hardie, who got his base on balls, reached
| third on passed ball, and Meegan's hit to
! that base gave him chance TO tally.
When the Atlas went to the bat the score
was to against them. Anderson hit to
! second and was assisted out at first Pow
ers also sent the ball to Hanley, who made
| an overthrow, and the runner reached the
second bag. Newbert dispatched grounder
1 to Hanley and reached first safely. They
| both advanced base on a passed bali.
Caveny drove good one to Hardie, who
wouldn't accept it, and Powers got home.
Mc1-aughlln's sky-scraper was captured
neatly by Levy. Meagher made a safe hit
to right field. Then Flint came up nobly
with hit to center, bringing in Newbert
and Caveny, and that ended it, Mullee be-
ing retired at first by Hanley's assist. The
result OF the inning had an exhilaratine
| eject upon the spectators, who did a great
deal OF cheering, and it also braced up the
home players.
Goose eggs for both sides in the fifth
were followed by the visitors tying the
score IN the sixth inning, which was as faI
as they got in the game. After Donahue
had been assisted out by O'Day, and
Hardie had famed" Meegan was given a
base on balls and went to third on a wild
pitch, crossing the plate on Meagher's fail.
ure to capture Creegan's drive to him.
In the seventh inning O'Day made a
clean hit to left field, took second, thanks
to passed ball, and Anderson's two.
Dagger brought him in.
The eighth inning gave Mclaughlin his
chance, his three-bagger advancing him SC
far that Meagher's lift toward second suf
feed to give him tally. The game closed
with the Atlas to their opponents 3, and
| an inning to 90 ON -